diff --git a/lib/capybara-lockstep/configuration.rb b/lib/capybara-lockstep/configuration.rb
index 6476748..16c8a78 100644
--- a/lib/capybara-lockstep/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara-lockstep/configuration.rb
@@ -89,6 +89,20 @@ def wait_tasks=(value)
         @wait_tasks
       end
 
+      def wait_timeout_max_delay
+        @wait_timeout_max_delay
+      end
+
+      def wait_timeout_max_delay=(value)
+        @wait_timeout_max_delay = value
+
+        send_config_to_browser(<<~JS)
+          CapybaraLockstep.waitTimeoutMaxDelay = #{value.to_json}
+        JS
+
+        @wait_timeout_max_delay
+      end
+
       def after_synchronize(&callback)
         after_synchronize_callbacks << callback
       end
diff --git a/lib/capybara-lockstep/helper.js b/lib/capybara-lockstep/helper.js
index 7cd4179..b1b73ff 100644
--- a/lib/capybara-lockstep/helper.js
+++ b/lib/capybara-lockstep/helper.js
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 window.CapybaraLockstep = (function() {
+  let originalSetTimeout = window.setTimeout;
+  let originalClearTimeout = window.clearTimeout;
+
   // State and configuration
   let debug
   let jobCount
   let idleCallbacks
   let finishedWorkTags
   let defaultWaitTasks
+  let waitTimeoutMaxDelay
   reset()
 
   function reset() {
@@ -13,6 +17,7 @@ window.CapybaraLockstep = (function() {
     finishedWorkTags = []
     defaultWaitTasks = 1
     debug = false
+    waitTimeoutMaxDelay = 10
   }
 
   function isIdle() {
@@ -176,6 +181,47 @@ window.CapybaraLockstep = (function() {
     })
   }
 
+  function trackSetTimeout() {
+    let timeoutIds = new Set();
+
+    window.setTimeout = function(callback, delay, ...args) {
+      let isAsync = callback.constructor.name === 'AsyncFunction';
+      let isValidDelay = typeof delay === 'undefined' ? true : delay >= 0;
+      let doWait = !isAsync && isValidDelay && (delay ?? 0) <= waitTimeoutMaxDelay;
+
+      let timeoutId;
+      let wrappedCallback = () => {
+        try {
+          callback(...args);
+        } finally {
+          if (doWait) {
+            if (timeoutIds.delete(timeoutId)) {
+              stopWork('setTimeout()');
+            }
+            timeoutIds.delete(timeoutId);
+          }
+        }
+      };
+
+      if (doWait) {
+        startWork('setTimeout()');
+      }
+      timeoutId = originalSetTimeout(wrappedCallback, delay);
+      if (doWait) {
+        timeoutIds.add(timeoutId)
+      }
+
+      return timeoutId;
+    };
+
+    window.clearTimeout = function(timeoutId) {
+      if (timeoutIds.delete(timeoutId)) {
+        stopWork('setTimeout()');
+      }
+      return originalClearTimeout(timeoutId);
+    };
+  }
+
   function isRemoteScript(element) {
     return element.matches('script[src]') && !hasDataSource(element) && isTrackableScriptType(element.type)
   }
@@ -241,7 +287,7 @@ window.CapybaraLockstep = (function() {
     }
 
     let scheduleCheckCondition = function() {
-      setTimeout(checkCondition, 150)
+      originalSetTimeout(checkCondition, 150)
     }
 
     element.addEventListener(loadEvent, doStop)
@@ -281,7 +327,7 @@ window.CapybaraLockstep = (function() {
   function afterWaitTasks(fn, waitTasks = defaultWaitTasks) {
     if (waitTasks > 0) {
       // Wait 1 task and recurse
-      setTimeout(function() {
+      originalSetTimeout(function() {
         afterWaitTasks(fn, waitTasks - 1)
       })
     } else {
@@ -298,7 +344,7 @@ window.CapybaraLockstep = (function() {
       // Unpoly 1.0+ runs compilers on DOMContentLoaded, so there's no issue.
       if (window.up?.version?.startsWith('0.')) {
         startWork('Old Unpoly')
-        setTimeout(function () {
+        originalSetTimeout(function() {
           stopWork('Old Unpoly')
         })
       }
@@ -326,6 +372,7 @@ window.CapybaraLockstep = (function() {
     trackXHR()
     trackRemoteElements()
     trackJQuery()
+    trackSetTimeout()
     trackEvent(document, 'touchstart')
     trackEvent(document, 'mousedown')
     trackEvent(document, 'click')
@@ -354,7 +401,8 @@ window.CapybaraLockstep = (function() {
     synchronize: synchronize,
     reset: reset,
     set debug(value) { debug = value },
-    set waitTasks(value) { defaultWaitTasks = value }
+    set waitTasks(value) { defaultWaitTasks = value },
+    set waitTimeoutMaxDelay(value) { waitTimeoutMaxDelay = value }
   }
 })()
 
diff --git a/lib/capybara-lockstep/helper.rb b/lib/capybara-lockstep/helper.rb
index a1bc188..2acb239 100644
--- a/lib/capybara-lockstep/helper.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara-lockstep/helper.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ def capybara_lockstep_config_js(options = {})
           js += "\nCapybaraLockstep.waitTasks = #{wait_tasks.to_json}"
         end
 
+        if (wait_timeout_max_delay = options.fetch(:wait_timeout_max_delay, Lockstep.wait_timeout_max_delay))
+          js += "\nCapybaraLockstep.waitTimeoutMaxDelay = #{wait_timeout_max_delay.to_json}"
+        end
+
         js
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/features/synchronization_spec.rb b/spec/features/synchronization_spec.rb
index 124209b..53d9003 100644
--- a/spec/features/synchronization_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/synchronization_spec.rb
@@ -506,4 +506,117 @@
 
   end
 
+  describe 'settimeout' do
+    it 'waits for the timeout to complete' do
+      Capybara::Lockstep.wait_timeout_max_delay = 1000
+
+      App.start_script = <<~JS
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          document.querySelector('body').textContent = 'adjusted page'
+        }, 999)
+      JS
+
+      visit '/start'
+
+      expect(page).to have_content('adjusted page')
+    end
+
+    it 'waits is there is no timeout specified' do
+      App.start_script = <<~JS
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          document.querySelector('body').textContent = 'adjusted page'
+        })
+      JS
+
+      visit '/start'
+
+      expect(page).to have_content('adjusted page')
+    end
+
+    it 'does not wait for the timeout to complete if it takes > configured wait timeout' do
+      Capybara::Lockstep.wait_timeout_max_delay = 1000
+
+      App.start_script = <<~JS
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          document.querySelector('body').textContent = 'adjusted page'
+        }, 1001)
+      JS
+
+      visit '/start'
+
+      expect(page).not_to have_content('adjusted page')
+    end
+
+    it 'does not wait for the timeout to complete if the callback is an async function' do
+      Capybara::Lockstep.wait_timeout_max_delay = 1000
+
+      App.start_script = <<~JS
+        setTimeout(async () => {
+          document.querySelector('body').textContent = 'adjusted page'
+        }, 1000)
+      JS
+      visit '/start'
+
+      expect(page).not_to have_content('adjusted page')
+    end
+
+    it 'stops waiting if clearTimeout is called' do
+      Capybara::Lockstep.wait_timeout_max_delay = 1000
+
+      App.start_script = <<~JS
+        let timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
+          document.querySelector('body').textContent = 'adjusted page'
+        }, 500)
+        clearTimeout(timeoutId)
+      JS
+
+      visit '/start'
+
+      expect(page).not_to have_content('adjusted page')
+    end
+
+    it 'keeps waiting for the configured wait timeout max delay' do
+      Capybara::Lockstep.wait_timeout_max_delay = 3000
+
+      App.start_script = <<~JS
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          document.querySelector('body').textContent = 'adjusted page'
+        }, 2000)
+      JS
+
+      visit '/start'
+
+      expect(page).to have_content('adjusted page')
+    end
+
+    it 'does not wait it the timeout is negative' do
+      App.start_script = <<~JS
+        setTimeout(() => {}, -1751537429808)
+      JS
+
+      visit '/start'
+
+      busy = page.evaluate_script(<<~JS)
+        CapybaraLockstep.isBusy()
+      JS
+
+      expect(busy).to be(false)
+    end
+
+    it 'calls stop work only once' do
+      App.start_script = <<~JS
+        let timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
+          clearTimeout(timeoutId);
+        })
+      JS
+
+      visit '/start'
+
+      busy = page.evaluate_script(<<~JS)
+        CapybaraLockstep.isBusy()
+      JS
+
+      expect(busy).to be(false)
+    end
+  end
 end